Everything you need to know to install and play Snapshots in Minecraft Java Edition.

Minecraft snapshots - testing new features in 25w35a Test out the latest Minecraft update using Java snapshots and Bedrock preview before they’re fully rolled out to the vanilla game.

Minecraft has released a brand new Snapshot for the Java Edition of Minecraft that experiments with some changes to combat. Get it now!

The latest Minecraft Java Edition snapshot is available now and updates the crafting recipes of a couple of particularly popular items.

One of the first major looks at Minecraft's overhaul of the Nether biome is available to play on the Java client now.

Java Snapshot 25w02a, a test drive for the content coming in Minecraft's next update, was just released. It's got new pigs, some nice touches to overworld forests, and some Pale Garden improvements.

A new Minecraft: Java Edition snapshot is here, which makes a ton of changes to recently added features from other snapshots, like to ore textures, names, and how ores generate in the world.

After half-a-year without an update to the tests for Minecraft ‘s combat rework, now we’ve gotten two in just a handful of days. Minecraft combat snapshot 7c is here, and with it another set ...